Foliage:Grown for foliageEvergreenSilver/GrayBlue-GreenAromaticVelvet/Fuzzy-Textured

Other details:This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birdsFlowers are fragrantDrought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscapingAverage Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwaterSelf-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next seasonThis plant is resistant to deerFlowers are good for cuttingFlowers are good for drying and preservingProvides winter interest

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This does so well for me, I'm astounded. Grows to 3' in 2 years, and needs pruning back each spring.
It's different from the English lavenders in that it's hardier in the winter, and the flowers are not really good for drying or eating. Love those little wingy-thingy flower bracts. Beautiful color, and still puts out flowers in the fall, though not as much as earlier in the season.
Roots very easily for propagation. You could line your entire driveway in 3 years.

I have not had much success with this plant. I bought 2 and they were beautiful and then after a week or so the foliage started losing it's vibrant green color (more a pale green now) and the flowers are not a vibrant color anymore either. I tried amending the soil but that didnt work either. I have also seen these planted at local nurseries and they looked the same as mine. Any suggestions for planting these in Austin?

Spanish lavender is upright growing, with long narrow grey-green leaves. The sterile bracts that top the flower spikes are long and thin. They flutter in the breeze. A very attractive frost hardy (to -5C or a little lower) lavender, native to Spain and Portugal.